Sclerolaena eriacantha (F.Muell.) Ulbr. APNI* Synonyms: Bassia eriacantha (F.Muell.) R.H.Anderson APNI*
Kentropsis eriacantha F.Muell. APNI*
Description: Erect perennial to c. 40 cm high with hairy branches.
Leaves linear, slightly flattened, usually succulent, to c. 20 mm long, covered with silky hairs.
Fruiting perianth covered with long white hairs; base hollowed, oblique; spines 2, divergent, 3–8 mm long; tubercle present, hidden by hairs.
Seed oblique.
Distribution and occurrence: in stony or poor soils of inland ranges.
NSW subdivisions: NWP, NFWP, SFWP
Other Australian states: Qld W.A. S.A. N.T.
Text by S. W. L. Jacobs
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 1 (1990)
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